Letters to My Grandchildren

7:00pm to 9:00pm
Old Auditorium, UBC
6344 Memorial Road
(next door to UBC's
main, Koerner Library)
Tickets at the door!
Join author, scientist, and environmentalist David Suzuki for a special evening Talk, with Q&A, and Signing. Based on inspiring letters to his grandchildren from his new book, he speaks personally and passionately about their future, reflects on life’s deepest questions and offers up a lifetime of wisdom for future generations.
Letters to My Grandchildren is David Suzuki's most important book since The Sacred Balance, and his most personal ever. Now an elder, this series of letters offers reflections from his and Canada’s past, and speaks personally and honestly about the future, challenging his grandchildren—and us—to live with courage, conviction, and passion.
My Grandchildren at
the presentation!
David Suzuki is an internatioanlly renowned geneticist, environmentalist, and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. He’s hosted the award-winning CBC program, The Nature of Things, for over thirty years and written more than 40 books, including those for children. He is the recipient of the Right Livlihood Award and has been named a Companion to the Order of Canada. He’s the proud grandfather of six grandkids. davidsuzukibooks.com
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